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This will be the last link roundup for a few weeks, since next Friday I’ll be traveling for my wedding (eeek!) and the following week I’ll be on my honeymoon (less scary, but still – eeek!). I’ll cue up some good stuff from the archives while I’m away, and of course share some pics. Wish me luck!

This week from around the internet Rob Rhinehart decides food is overrated, being healthy is easier when you enjoy it, and how your slicing method affects onion pungency.

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Links of the week

How I Stopped Eating Food <<A lot of people have asked what I think about the guy who gave up food for a nutrient-packed drink, so here it is. My first thought: Why the *bleep* would anyone want to give up food? Food is awesome! Second: Having all the nutrients you need to survive is not the same as having all the ones you need to thrive. I don’t think we even know all the nutrients that fight all the different kinds of cancers that exist, so how could they really all be in there? I’m skeptical. (Rob Rhinehart)

Olive Oil Makes You Feel Full <<The headline is a little misleading here. What’s interesting about this study is that it is the volatile smell components of olive oil (compared to other fats) that make it more satiating. Smell is underrated in health. (ScienceDaily)

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I completely agree; don’t abandon food. However, I absolutely see a place for the “soylent” type formulation of concentrated nutrients. It’s difficult to find all three traits of cheap, quick, and healthy in food. Especially if you’re athletic and want a high calorie, high protein diet. And are a poor/busy student. A formulation would be useful during those extra busy weeks. I’ll admit that I would probably abandon it when I have more money though.

You know much more about this than I do, so I hope I don’t irk you, but why would a formulation be so bad healthwise? It’s been looked at for decades at least, however (see my attached paper from the 1930’s). The results of this full time diet from the 1930’s doesn’t seem so bad.

Why should a part time diet created with 2012’s knowledge of nutrition not be sufficient to maintain optimal health?